[Tetraman]

Bumpers were needed in this game because half of the game was defence. Thats why your robots were saved from damage, thats why your robot did so well in defence.

Other games didn't depend on so much defence, so the need for bumpers will go away with the less need for defence. How much chassis-to-chassis defence was there in tripple play? I don't think I would want teams to have to build a robot that includes bumpers every year. I wouldn't want it to be a "So lets get started on building a chassis with bumpers." I would want it to be a "Lets work on a robust chassis."

If bumpers stay, it will limit the imagination of chassis design. It will force to work within the bumpers just to save it from being pushed around.